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Jun 28, 1944 Istanbul, Turkey 80 years old
luthier specializing in ouds
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About Faruk Türünz
- Faruk Türünz (born June 28, 1944 in Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish luthier who specializes in ouds and is considered one of the best oud makers.
- His shop is in Istanbul, Turkey. Having worked as a primary school teacher for 10 years, Türünz started constructing ouds in 1984, after studying with Cafer Açin, head of the Musical Instruments Construction Branch of Istanbul Technical University.
- Since then, he has devised a method of tuning the oud's soundboard and braces.British oud player and musicologist Khyam Allami, who writes a blog for BBC Radio 3, described how he fell in love with one of Türünz's instruments: "How a musical instrument can break your heart I don't know but it did, and I was very sad."Türünz is considered a master oud-maker, and has people travel from countries such as Palestine to study with him.
